Tanvir Ahmed on Imran Khan: “he showed in the practice match that he should not have been removed in the first place”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Tanvir Ahmed has called for seamer Imran Khan to be included in the Test squad for the upcoming series against Australia.
Travis Head on Babar Azam: “He’s an exceptionally good player”
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Australia batsman Travis Head described Pakistan star Babar Azam as an “exceptionally good player” following his performance in the tour match against Australia A.
Travis Head: “I just got a bit older and a bit (more) relaxed, so I am ready to go”
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Australia all-rounder Travis Head believes being more mature and relaxed are the two key things that helped him break into the Test squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Shane Watson: “I hope Uzzie gets a really good run”
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Shane Watson has urged Australia to pick batsman Usman Khawaja and give him an opportunity to shine over a lengthy period of time.
“It broadens my experiences and broadens my learning and hopefully it will hold me in good stead going forward”
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Former Australia pace bowler Jason Gillespie has been named as Papua New Guinea’s coach on an interim basis.
“The ECB are continuing to prepare for the Ashes as planned”
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that unless the ongoing pay dispute in Australia is resolved, they won’t send the Test team Down Under for the Ashes in November.
“My recovery is going well but it is taking a little longer than I expected it to”
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South Africa pace maestro Dale Steyn has been ruled out of the Proteas’ tour of England, which begins next week, as he is still recovering from shoulder surgery.
“I will probably be able to help some of these young cricketers on their journey”
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Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has agreed to become the coach of the country’s Under-19 and A team.
“Hopefully if it all goes to plan, I can start playing as an all-rounder at the back half of this series”
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Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has revealed that he will not bowl until the latter stages of the upcoming tri-series against India and England.
“I think in 10 years from now, we’ll be talking about Phillip Hughes as one of those players to play 100 Test matches for Australia”
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Despite not being included in Australia’s squad for their upcoming ODI tri-series against Zimbabwe and South Africa, captain Michael Clarke believes Phillip Hughes will be “a 100-Test player”.
